‘Where I sit is holy, holy is the ground. Forest, mountain, river, listen to the sound. Great Spirit circling all around me.’ Native American Chant. Way of Council is an ancient form for a circle of people to communicate as individuals and as a collective group, used by ancestral and tribal peoples. It can be [...]
‘How we work with ourselves is how the shift will come about.’ Pema Chodron What is the dash for gas, superficially? It appears to me to be a desperate quest for short term gain at the expense of our long term wellbeing and in particular the health of our life support system – this planet. [...]
Will you allow yourself to spare just 10 minutes each day for transformative self-care? This short video by Andy Puddicombe is one of the most straightforward and accessible introductions to meditation that I’ve become aware of so far. I first began meditating nearly 15 years ago and have maintained it as a daily practice ever [...]
’Somewhere in your career, your work changes. It becomes less anal, less careful and more spontaneous, more to do with the information that your soul carries.’ Ben Kingsley Looking at Values. The media is rife with scandal at the moment. The drama that arises out of others’ misdeeds, damaging mistakes, personal dysfunctions and lousy decision-making [...]
‘Blame is an ineffective request for empathy and for consideration of my pain.’ Kelly Bryson Despite being primarily a glass-half-full type, or so I tell myself, I notice I invariable find at least one thing each day that I feel drawn to complain about. I can guarantee it – that I will experience my hackles [...]
Here are some snippets of ideas for reflection and contemplation as we begin a new year of simplicity: Complexity might be clever, but simplicity is more fulfilling and sustainable. People buy from people. Business, like nature, is all about relationship. When we learn how to die, we’ll know how to live. Chaos [...]
… and you might ask: ‘Why bother?’ Abstaining from something can actually be a useful decision. Known as the practice of renunciation in spiritual philosophical terms, choosing to give up a particular behaviour, even if only for a short time, throws our attachments to that habit into stark relief, against the backdrop of our many [...]
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” Goethe A few years ago, I did what many entrepreneurs do when looking to grow their small business, and joined a new, local face-to-face networking group. Superficially, the nature of the group seemed to be in alignment with my values and to be [...]
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